Samuel Beal (27 November 1825, in Devonport, Devon – 20 August 1889, in Greens Norton, Northamptonshire) was an Oriental scholar, and the first Englishman to translate directly from the Chinese the early records of Buddhism, thus illuminating Indian history. (From Wikipedia)
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Beal, Samuel, 1825-1889, trans.: The Fo-Sho-Hing-Tsan-King: A Life of Buddha, by Aśvaghoṣa, also trans. by Dharmakṣema (HTML at sacred-texts.com)- Beal, Samuel, 1825-1889, trans.: Sacred Books of the East: Including Selections from the Vedic Hymns, Zend-Avesta, Dhammapada, Upanishads, the Koran, and the Life of Buddha, with Critical and Biographical Sketches (revised edition, 1900), ed. by Epiphanius Wilson, also trans. by F. Max Müller, James Darmesteter, George Sale, and Dharmakṣema, contrib. by Aśvaghoṣa and Thomas Carlyle
- Beal, Samuel, 1825-1889, trans.: Si-Yu-Ki: Buddhist Records of the Western World (2 volumes; London, Truübner and Co., 1884), by approximately 596-664 Xuanzang
- Beal, Samuel, 1825-1889, trans.: Si-Yu-Ki: Buddhist Records of the Western World (popular edition, 2 volumes in 1; London: K. Paul, Trench, Truübner and Co., ca. 1884), by approximately 596-664 Xuanzang (page images at HathiTrust)
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Beal, Samuel, 1825-1889: Abstract of four lectures on Buddhist literature in China, delivered at University College, London. (Trübner & co., 1882) (page images at HathiTrust)- Beal, Samuel, 1825-1889: Bo ben xing ji jing (Trübner & co., 1875), also by active approximately 6th century Jñānagupta (page images at HathiTrust)
- Beal, Samuel, 1825-1889: Buddhas Leben und Wirken (P. Reclam, 1894), also by Aśvaghoṣa and Theodor Schultze (page images at HathiTrust)
- Beal, Samuel, 1825-1889: Buddhas Leben und Wirken : nach der chinesischen Bearbeitung von Açvagoshas Buddha-Carita und deren Übersetzung in das Englische durch Samuel Beal (P. Reclam, 1894), also by Aśvaghoṣa and Th. Schultze (page images at HathiTrust)
- Beal, Samuel, 1825-1889: Buddhism in China (Society for promoting Christian knowledge ;, 1884), also by Society for Promoting Christian Knowledge (Great Britain). General Literature Committee (page images at HathiTrust)
- Beal, Samuel, 1825-1889: Buddhist canon. (Houghton, Osgood, 1878), also by Inc. Etherington Conservation Center (page images at HathiTrust)
- Beal, Samuel, 1825-1889: Buddhist records of the Western World. (J.R. Osgood, 1885), also by approximately 596-664 Xuanzang, Faxian, and Xuanzhi Yang (page images at HathiTrust)
- Beal, Samuel, 1825-1889: Buddhist records of the western world (Routledge, 2000), also by approximately 596-664 Xuanzang (page images at HathiTrust)
- Beal, Samuel, 1825-1889: The Buddhist Tripitaka as it is known in China and Japan; a catalogue and compendious report. (Printed for the India Office by Clarke, 1876), also by Great Britain. India Office. Library (page images at HathiTrust)
- Beal, Samuel, 1825-1889: A catena of Buddhist scriptures from the Chinese. (Trübner, 1871) (page images at HathiTrust)
- Beal, Samuel, 1825-1889: The Fo-sho-hing-tsan-king, a life of Buddha (Oxford : The Clarendon Press, 1883., 1883), also by Aśvaghoṣa and Dharmaraksha (page images at HathiTrust)
- Beal, Samuel, 1825-1889: The life of Hiuen-Tsiang (K. Paul, Trench, Trübner, 1914), also by Huili (page images at HathiTrust)
- Beal, Samuel, 1825-1889: The life of Hiuen-Tsiang (K. Paul, Trench, Trübner, 1911), also by Huili (page images at HathiTrust)
- Beal, Samuel, 1825-1889: The life of Hiuen-Tsiang (K. Paul, Trench, Trübner, 1914), also by Huili (page images at HathiTrust)
- Beal, Samuel, 1825-1889: The romnantic legend of Sâkya Buddha : from the Chinese-Sanskrit (London : Trüber, 1875., 1875), also by active approximately 6th century Jñānagupta (page images at HathiTrust)
- Beal, Samuel, 1825-1889: Sacred books of the East ... (The Colonial Press, 1902), also by Epiphanius Wilson, George Sale, James Darmesteter, F. Max Müller, and Dharmaraksha (page images at HathiTrust)
- Beal, Samuel, 1825-1889: Selections from Buddha (The Metaphysical Publishing Company, 1901), also by Aśvaghoṣa, C. B. R., C. B. R., F. Max Müller, and Dharmaraksha (page images at HathiTrust)
- Beal, Samuel, 1825-1889: Selections from Buddha (Cupples ;, 1800), also by Aśvaghoṣa, F. Max Müller, and Dharmaraksha (page images at HathiTrust)
- Beal, Samuel, 1825-1889: Selections from Buddha (The Metaphysical Publishing Company, 1901), also by Aśvaghoṣa, C. B. R., C. B. R., F. Max Müller, and Dharmaraksha (page images at HathiTrust)
- Beal, Samuel, 1825-1889: Si-yu-ki. Buddhist records of the Western World. (K. Paul, Trench, Trübner & Co., 1906), also by ca. 596-664 Xuanzang (page images at HathiTrust)
- Beal, Samuel, 1825-1889: Si-yu-ki : Buddhist records of the western world (K. Paul, Trench, Trübner, 1884), also by ca. 596-664 Xuanzang (page images at HathiTrust)
- Beal, Samuel, 1825-1889: Si-yu-ki. Buddhist records of the western world. (fold. map, 1914), also by approximately 596-664 Xuanzang (page images at HathiTrust)
- Beal, Samuel, 1825-1889: Si-yu-ki. Buddhist records of the Western World. (K. Paul, Trench, Trübner & Co., 1906), also by approximately 596-664 Xuanzang (page images at HathiTrust)
- Beal, Samuel, 1825-1889: Si-yu-ki. Buddhist records of the western world. (K. Paul, Trench, Trübner & Co., Ltd., 1880), also by approximately 596-664 Hsüan-tsang (page images at HathiTrust)
- Beal, Samuel, 1825-1889: Suhṛillekha or friendly letter. (Luzać ;, 1892), also by Siddha Nāgārjuna and I-ching (page images at HathiTrust)
- Beal, Samuel, 1825-1889: Texts from the Buddhist canon, commonly known as Dhammapada (Trübner & co., 1878) (page images at HathiTrust)
- Beal, Samuel, 1825-1889: Texts from the Buddhist canon : commonly known as Dhammapada (London : Routledge, 2000) (page images at HathiTrust)
- Beal, Samuel, 1825-1889: Texts from the Buddhist canon commonly known as Dhammapada : (Theosophical Publishing Society, 1902) (page images at HathiTrust)
- Beal, Samuel, 1825-1889: Travels of Fah-Hian and Sung-Yun, Buddhist pilgrims, from China to India (400 A.D. and 518 A.D.) (Trübner, 1869), also by Faxian and Xuanzhi Yang (page images at HathiTrust)
- Beal, Samuel, 1825-1889, trans.: Vajra-chhediká, the "Kin Kong King," or Diamond Sútra, also trans. by Kumarajiva (Gutenberg ebook)
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